Typographical machine.



D, S. KENNEDY. TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAH.22,1J13,

Patented Feb, 23, 1915.

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" Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

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ITNHED sa ari s PATENT DAVID S. KENNEDY, 01F BROOKLYN, NEW YOEK ASSIGNOR '20 BERGEN LINOTYIPE COMPANY, A CORPORA'EEQ N 0F NEV YORK.

rv'roennrnrcen Machine.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patente Feb. 253,

, To all whom it may concern:

' Patent of the United States, No. 436,532, to

O. Mergenthaler, wherein circulating matrices are released from a. magazine in the order in which their characters are to appear in print and then assembled in line, the

scorn osed line transferred to the face of a mol the mold filled with molten metal to form a slug or linotype against the matrices which produce-the type characters thereon, and the'matrices thereafter returned through a distributing mechanism to the magazine from which they started.

More particularly, it relates to machines of this description when provided with a plurality of fonts or sets of matrices, ordinarily stored in a corresponding plurality of magazines, any one of which may be brought into operation at will, the primary object of the invention being an automatic change from one font or set to another, mechani cally and in the ordinary course of operation, without requiring the special attention or any manual act of the operator. Ob-

viously, this result may be secured in many different ways and by a variety of mechanical arrangements. For the purposes of illustration, I have shown one font change as effected from a periodically-operated manually-operable part, and another font change as efiected from a periodically-operating .mechanically-operated part. I

In the accompanying drawings, 1 have illustrated my improvements in preferred form and by way of example, and as applied to the style of machine presented for instance in Letters Patent of the United States to (l. A. Bates, No. 719,422; but I am not 'confined to any such APPllCdtlOIl, many ed to other forms of typographical machines, such as type setters, type casters,

and the like, which handle type or dies instead of matrices. Generally speaking, I desire it to he understood that I do not limit myself to any specific form or embodiment, except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of a portion of the machine partly 11 section and broken away, with my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a detached perspective view of the specific shifting means employed; and Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view indicating the characters and spacers in a composed line.

The matrices, are as usual stored in the magazines A and A, which are provided respectively with two series of escapements B andB, the latter beingarranged to be actuated by a single series of reeds C. Only two magazines are illustrated herein, but the same principles may be applied to any desired number thereof. The respective escapements B or B are permitted to operate, at will, or are locked against operation by the rock shafts E and i l, the parts being so arranged that when one series is free to be moved, the other is held firmly. In Fig. l, the upper magazine A is indicated as in operative relation tothe throat D and other assembling devices. So far, the parts re ferred to, and their mode of operation, are or may be substantially like thosedisclosed in the said Bates patent, and their specific form constitutes in itself no part of my present invention.

The spacer escapement (not shown) is of the usual construction, such for instance as that presented in the Bates patent, and is actuated'by the lever F. The lever F is operated by the reed (l, cam yoke G, cam G and rotating roll G the cam yoke being in turn controlled by the trigger-G slide G and key H, in such manner that when the key ll is touched, the lever 1 is reciprocated to deliver a spacer, all in the manner well understood in the art.

I have preferably selected the spacer-releasing means to'etfect the change of font and magazine previously mentioned, and to that end I employ an additional reed J, and connect it to an arm J on the lockin rock shaft E. The two rock shafts E and l are arranged to operate in unison, by the arms J thereon and the connecting link J in lil- - lations of the 1 cally one mode of operation of devlces, assuming as an example, that it be the magazines being such manner that when erative position, moved to inoperative position. The reed J is actuated from the spacer cam yoke G, the front portion of which is sufiiciently broadened to engage both the reeds G and J so that when the key H is operated in the usual course, not only will a spacer be delivered thereby, but also the rock shafts E and E will be turned to lock the escapements of the active magazine and to unlock the escapements of the other. This action results'in a change of font, as will be understood by those familiar with the art. I have also provided means whereby after the change of font has been thus effected, the key H may be operated for the sole purpose of delivering spacers, the adjusted relations of not disturbed thereby, but'continuin-g unt another definite point in the cycle of operation. To this end, the reed J is formed wit 'a projecting portion J, adapted to be engaged by the pawl lever K, when the reed is elevated, the pawl lever K bein normally pressed inward by the spring ll. As a result of this arrangement, after the key H has been operated, and-the reed J elevated to change the operative reone is turned to op portion J. This disengagement I also ac complish automatically, and in the form shown, preferably by the shifting of the assembled line. 1

As in the patents previously referred to, when the line is composed, the assembler is elevated to move the line between the fingers M and to trip the transfer slide N, which is then shifted by the transfer lever 0 toward the first elevator. Connected to the upper end of the pawl lever K is a horizontal slide L,- suitably mounted upon the frame Work and normally urged toward the lever O by the connected spring L, in such manner as to tend to turn the pawl lever K and release the-reed J. This tendency is, however, normally resisted and controlled of the lever O with the head L of the slide L. In other words, in the normal position of the lever Q, the pawl K is held in operative position to sustain the reed J, and is re leased therefrom by the periodical movement of the lever. The reed J now descends,

' thepositions of-the locking rock-shafts E and are reversed, and the return change of font is thereby effected. When the lever moves again to normal position, it contacts'with the head L and resets the slide and pawl lever K. In Fig. 3, I have illustrated diagrammath my improved desired to cast short line's repeatedly and in rapid succession, asjisrequlred re. sen-nee the other is simultaneously" magazines, the reed will be 7 pendent upon by the contact.

tion with telephone directories or the like, and wherein part of thematter is set in one font, and another part in another font. Thus, it may be desired to compose thename in black face, and the address, etc. in ordinary characters,

as is specifically shown in' Fig. 3.

Under this arrangement the former matrices would be stored in theme-g due ,to. the locking of the reed J by the de tent "Kr, in the manner previously described. The forwarding of the line to the castingdevices then releases the reed J, and the magazines are restored to their original relations, when the same steps may be repeated as often asde sired. It will be seen that these changes of font are efiected entirely automatically, that is to say, by operations regularly and necessarily occurring in the actual use of the machine, whether manual or mechanical, and without requiring either physical efiort or special attention from the operator. As previously stated, the inven tion has been shown only in and by way of example, specific style of mechanism, wherein the change of magazine and font is secured. in one instance by the necessary operation of the spacer key, and in the other instance by the delivery of the'composed line. Qbviously, however, the change be made deother periodically occurring operations and its strictly automatic character be still preserved. Variations and modifications in these respects, and arrangement of the parts, will readily suggest themselves to those skilled. in the art, without departure from the scope of the invention. p

Having thus described my invention, its construction and mode of operation, what I claim and desire. to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is, as follows 1. In a typographical machine, the combination of va plurality of sets of type or matrices, each set comprising a complete font, and cally during the operation of the machine for changing from one set to another."

2. In a typographical machine, the combination of a magazines for the"type or matrices, and automatic means for bringing a selected one lutouse, the said automatic means being;

and during such compcsi-' tion additional spacers Y may be freely used,

preferred form and as applied to a as also in the form means rendered active automatiplurality of separately-usable The re 

